Saskia Hampele

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Saskia Hampele
Born
Perth, Western Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouse Kayne Tremills (2008–present)

Saskia Hampele is an Australian actress. She appeared in television series The Gift and Mark Loves Sharon , and feature films Arctic Blast and Blame . She played Georgia Brooks in Neighbours and starred in The Heights .

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Early life and education

Hampele was born in Perth, Western Australia. [1] Her mother was a musician, so growing up, she had access to "every instrument under the sun". [2] As a teenager she undertook the Teens Film & TV Program at The Australian Film and Television Academy (TAFTA) in Sydney. [3] Hampele also attended the Perth Modern School on a music scholarship. As a teen, she appeared in television advertisements, community television and short films. [4]

Hampele qualified as a social worker and worked as a counsellor at The Reach Foundation and the Royal Children's Hospital cancer ward, while her acting career was already underway. [2] [5] She has also studied health coaching at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, in New York. [4]

Career

Hampele began her acting career in 1997, while she was in primary school, [2] appearing in children's series The Gift and other local television productions. [2]

In 2007, she scored a leading role in Hollywood Sign Girls, after which she moved to Melbourne to pursue her acting career. [4] She secured the role of Beth in six-part mockumentary, Mark Loves Sharon in 2008. [6] She then played Dr Zoe Quinn in Brian Trenchard-Smith's 2010 disaster film Arctic Blast . [7] That same year, she appeared as Alice in thriller drama film Blame , which was shown at the Melbourne International Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. [8] [9]

2011 saw Hampele appear in a supporting role in crime drama City Homicide . [10] She also became involved in online comedy series Shutterbugs. [11] The series, which focuses on a photographer and her best friend trying to get the perfect shot, was showcased at the LAWebFest in Los Angeles. [11] In 2012, Hampele starred in the film 6 Plots as Sophie Halms, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. [2]

On 1 August 2012, it was announced Hampele had joined the main cast of Neighbours as Georgia Brooks, the cousin of established character Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney). [12] She was at Kakadu National Park with her boyfriend when her agent called her about the role. [5] She was asked to record an "impromptu" audition tape to send to the Neighbours producers, and did so in the park. [5] She made her first appearance as Georgia in October. [12] In 2013, Hampele recorded and released a song called "Letting You Know", which was featured in the show. She decided to leave Neighbours in early 2015, to pursue new acting roles in Los Angeles, [13] but made a brief return to the series in 2016. [14]

Hampele appeared in the 2017 film A Few Less Men . [15] [16] She also appeared in the 2019 drama series The Heights [17] and played Laura in romantic comedy film This Little Love of Mine in 2021. [18]

While her main focus is acting, Hampele also writes music and plays the guitar and piano, [2] and aspires to eventually make a solo record. [2]

Personal life

Hampele is married to television presenter Kayne Tremills. [15] She used to compete at a national level in horse vaulting. [4]

In 2017, Hampele launched 'Gift Box', an initiative that provides homeless women with sanitary products. A crowd funding campaign raised $45,000 to start up the enterprise. [19] In October 2017, Hampele won the Judges' Choice award at the Women of the Future Awards, for Gift Box. [20]

Hampele was a celebrity ambassador for the 2014 Stella Fella campaign, helping to raise awareness on sex trafficking and exploitation, as well as charity movement Makeup Free Me, which helps to empower young women through positive body image messaging. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Hollywood Sign GirlsBettyShort film
2008The CountdownNatalieShort film
2009Döbereiner's LampSusieShort film
2010 Arctic Blast Zoe Quinn
Blame Alice
20126 PlotsSophie Halms
2017 A Few Less Men Angie
2021 This Little Love of Mine Laura

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 The Gift School Girl1 episode
2008 Mark Loves Sharon Beth6 episodes
2009Welcome to the CosmosAmyTV short film
2011 City Homicide Tahnee Majors1 episode
Twentysomething Sally2 episodes
2012–2016 Neighbours Georgia Brooks 376 episodes, regular role
2014 Neighbours vs Zombies Georgia Brooks TV special
2019 The Heights Renee Davies60 episodes, regular role
2024 Exposure FayeMiniseries, 2 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Bradley, Hazel (14 June 2013). "TV's very messy obstacle course". The West Australian . Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dudak, Gary (12 June 2012). "10 questions with Saskia Hampele of '6 Plots'". Mandatory.com. AOL and BermanBraun. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Saskia Hampele". www.tafta.com.au. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Hunter, Brooke. "Saskia Hampele Interview". www.girl.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Toadie's cousin Georgie hits Ramsay Street". Channel 5 . Northern & Shell. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Knox, David (13 June 2008). "Airdate: Mark Loves Sharon. Bumped: Big Mouth". TV Tonight . Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Martain, Tim (14 December 2010). "The big chill". The Mercury . Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  8. ↑ Lee, Phoebe (30 May 2012). "New Aussie flick's got everybody to Blame but themselves". Australian Times. Blue Sky Publications Ltd. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  9. ↑ Bannister, Brooke (9 June 2011). "Perth Hills is the setting for new Australian film 'Blame'". 720 ABC Perth . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "From the Outback to Ramsay Street". Press Association. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.[ dead link ]
  11. 1 2 "Shutterbugs shuffles off to LA". Melbourne Times Weekly. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  12. 1 2 Kilkelly, Daniel (1 August 2012). "'Neighbours' casts Toadie Rebecchi's cousin Georgia". Digital Spy . Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  13. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (18 May 2015). "Neighbours: Georgia Brooks to move away to Germany". Digital Spy . Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "Saskia Hampele returns to Neighbours". Tenplay. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  15. 1 2 Hampele, Saskia (9 February 2017). "Homeless women in Australia are going without tampons? Appalling". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "A Few Less Men (2017)". Screen Australia . Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  17. ↑ Burrell, Zoe (14 February 2019). "Saskia Hampele reveals the real reason she quit Neighbours". New Idea . Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  18. ↑ Groves, Don (30 June 2020). "Saskia Hampele and Liam McIntyre star in post COVID-19 romance". IF Magazine . Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  19. ↑ Cracknell, Eliza (15 February 2017). "'I never thought I'd be the tampon girl'". Bodyandsoul.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  20. ↑ Hornery, Andrew (7 October 2017). "Private Sydney: Prince Andrew not so pitch perfect". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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